International Data Group floats Chinese portfolio company SouFun and gains first day pop while separately backing TuneUp in the US.
Category: Firms
Prime investment in Cint
Sweden’s Cint closes round at $13m from Prime Technology and Creandum.
SandForce blasts its way to $25m
US-based LSI and Taiwan chip maker UMC reinvest in computer processor company SandForce’s series D round.
SG Biofuels gains $9.4m in series A round
Flint Hills Resources and Life Technologies have invested in SG Biofuels’ A round.
CDC sets up China fund
Foshan Nanhai-CDC Technology and New Media Fund to be launched for China technology and media companies.
Urban leaves Holtzbrinck Ventures for start-up
Konstantin Urban, former head of Holtzbrinck Ventures, has co-founded Urban-Brand, the company behind baby care website www.windein.de.
Boehringer makes first venture investment
Boehringer Ingelheim has made its first investment from its corporate venturing fund launched in March in Okairòs, a Switzerland-based drug development company, which has raised €16m ($20.5m) in its series B round. The financing was led by venture capital firm Versant Ventures and joined by the €100m Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund. All existing investors from Okairòs’… Continue reading Boehringer makes first venture investment
Honeywell turns to MBA Polymers
MBA Polymers makes initial close of expected $25m round.
O’Reilly finds how to Get Satisfaction
O’Reilly Media joins Get Satisfaction series A round.
Intel strikes four US deals
Intel Capital backs four US-based technology companies.
Sorbent Therapeutics absorbs final funding
Detlef Albrecht promoted to executive president of Sorbent Therapeutics as its finishes its series B round.
Times of India backs Instamedia
Media conglomerate Bennett Coleman’s Times of India Group invests in content company Instamedia Network.
Abbott sails into Voyage Medical round
Abbott Laboratories joins venture consortium’s $20.6m investment in Voyage Medical.
Belgacom connects with two deals
Belgium-based telecom operator Belgacom has made two strategic investments in European companies: Jinni and In3Depth Systems.